A Touch of Cloth
Cloth is coming to wipe away crime.
Created by Charlie Brooker, Boris Starling
On Sky One
A high-spirited British sitcom that deconstructs police-drama clichés through absurdist parody, treating genre conventions as the real subject rather than the crimes themselves.
Hannah plays DI Jack Cloth, who is called in to investigate an apparent series of serial killings alongside his new partner, DC Anne Oldman, described as a "plucky, no-nonsense sidekick". Playing with the cliches and conventions of British police dramas, subplots include Cloth dealing with visions of his dead wife and the bisexual DC Oldman coming to grips with her feelings for both her female fiancee and Cloth.
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Questions people ask
Is A Touch of Cloth easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 61% of series.
Is A Touch of Cloth scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 59% of series.
Is A Touch of Cloth violent? Not especially. Less violent than 59% of series.
Is A Touch of Cloth sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does A Touch of Cloth leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like A Touch of Cloth
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as A Touch of Cloth
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like A Touch of Cloth, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like A Touch of Cloth, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like A Touch of Cloth, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
